Serendipity

My husband bought a used bicycle a month or so ago and wanted me to get a trike to ride with him on a beautiful county park with 6 miles of pavement through the woods. I balked at the 400 dollar price tag, however, and every time one appeared on Craigs List it was old in minutes.

Yesterday a truck was idling outside our house and my husband went outside to see what was going on. In the back of the truck was a trike and my husband asked if it was for sale and for how much. He agreed on a price and ran in for me to try it out. I admit after only 3 minutes my legs felt like lead but I have hopes of building up some extra strength by persevering. We ran in the house, well, I hobbled, and were able to pool our cash to buy it. When we came out the man said 2 other people had tried to buy it from him while we were inside but they were kids and wanted to put a boom box in the back and he hates the music the kids play on those so he told them it was already sold, which was the truth.

Now, some evening or early morning, we will go out and ride. If the little slopes are too steep at first I will go as far as I can, turn around and coast down, then go back up. Since this is Florida and in the summer, it has to be either very early or very late. I doubt if my ride lasts more than five to ten minutes at first but I hope to build it up from there.

I am still practicing a bit of yoga each night, especially rolling my shoulders and doing both should and leg stretches and flexibility asanas.

I keep expanding my horizons and keeping my mind focused on strength and health.

MSA Exercise Video

I received an MSA Exercise video from Gene Rechsteiner this week. He has a physical therapist, Kathy Pistoreal who has designed an exercise program to help his balance and range of motion. From what his wife has said, it has really helped him and Kathy anticipates possible problems and heads them off before they get in the way of his program.

If anyone would like a copy of the DVD Cindy, his wife, will send you one free with the caveat that you make a donation to the MSA Shy-Drager Support Group. I am going to take a copy to my rolfer as well as to my yoga instructor for them to get some additional tips in helping me.

Life is wonderful how it provides us with the information we need before we even know we need it. The universe is unfolding as it should and all is well.